Pressure calibration manufacturer opens Australian office
26 October, 2009Pressure measurement and calibration equipment company DH-Budenberg has opened an office in Australia.
ICA's MD gives half his company to dedicated staff
23 September, 2009Staff dedication has been rewarded in a rare way by the MD of Australian materials handling specialist Industrial Conveying (Aust).
Belden establishes new automation division
01 September, 2009Belden Australia has created a new division intended to provide greater support for distributors of its Hirschmann Automation and Control and Lumberg Automation brands.
New power plant for south-west Sydney
12 August, 2009Approval has been given to a $200m gas-fired power station in Sydney's south-west.
Schneider Electric and Krohne announce a new alliance at Gastech, Abu Dhabi
10 June, 2009Schneider Electric and Krohne have unveiled a joint pipeline management solution at Gastech 2009 in Abu Dhabi.
Invensys joins Intergraph SmartPlant Alliance
05 June, 2009Invensys Process Systems (IPS) has joined Intergraph’s SmartPlant Alliance, integrating its software with Intergraph’s SmartPlant Enterprise engineering solutions.
APPEA predicts oil and gas to drive economic recovery
01 June, 2009A report released today at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference in Darwin reports that oil and gas could drive Australia's economic recovery if governments take the steps needed to get billions of dollars of existing projects off the ground.
Siemens enhances channel partner program
13 May, 2009Siemens has enhanced its channel partner program with the recent appointment of a number of new authorised resellers throughout Australia for industrial products.
Website tips for plant optimisation
02 April, 2009Honeywell has launched www.TheOptimizedPlant.com, a website that delivers ideas, information and tools to help manufacturers maximise plant performance and get the most out of existing assets.
WA backing large projects to buck job loss trend
12 March, 2009Western Australia will receive a much-needed boost to its job market this year, with 1500 jobs to be created during the construction of the $3.5 billion Perdaman urea plant in Collie. The plant is just one of a range of large projects that the government is relying on to buck the nation's job loss trend.
First-phase Olympic Dam expansion by 2013
03 November, 2008BHP Billiton says it expects the first stage of its five-phase Olympic Dam expansion to be in production by 2013.
Rio, GE, Atlas unite to automate mining
22 September, 2008Rio Tinto has formed separate alliances with Atlas Copco and General Electric (GE) to develop autonomous drilling and energy-efficient mining solutions.
Megatrends of the future
15 September, 2008 by Glenn Johnson, EditorThere is no doubt that the changing face of the world manufacturing industry is presenting enormous challenges and opportunities to the automation and process control industry. Can we, in Australia, be innovative enough to continue to prosper while meeting our environmental and social responsibilities in the future? This article is an excerpt from a forthcoming feature in What’s New in Process Technology magazine.
All talk no action for social responsibilty
10 September, 2008Many Australian businesses appear not to be pulling their weight when it comes to their corporate social responsibility, according to a recent report by consultant firm Grant Thornton.
Sarina distillery upgrade planned
07 August, 2008Sugar manufacturer CSR has announced it will spend $17.8 million to increase its ethanol production capacity to 60 megalitres (ML) per annum, to match strong demand by Australian oil companies for fuel-grade ethanol.
